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thp sufferer was fitted , through the merc y of God , for that immortality to which she was hastening—will be conte mplated with a species of tranquil satis faction . Not to mourn under such ci rcumstances would be unnatu-~» i and unchristian . But you will
weep , I trust > " thou K y ° u vve P not » Time heals our wounds , however deep and painful they may be ; even the face of nature to a contemplative mind appears to forbid us to indulge in immoderate grief ; the fields dressed in the gay attire of
spring , or smiling with abundant harvests , inspire our hearts with joy and thankfulness . The blue arch of heaven , decked with stars all bright , serene and tranquil , silently persuade the troubled breast to a similar composure . But , above all , religion is
calculated to give us " beauty for ashes , the oil of joy for mourning , and garments of praise for the spirit of heaviness W /' ith sentiments of respect and friendBhip for yourself and Mr . H ., believe me to be .
Dear Madam , Yours , truly , G . K . P . S . I have inclosed an excellent Sermon of Mr . Little ' s , entitled , Death and a Future Life ; and a beautiful letter , by Lady J . Fergusson , on the Death of * her Son .
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Sir , April 3 , 1822 . GOOD deal has lately been said A on the supposed coincidence of opinion among some , of the original leaders of the Quakers , and that maintained h y Unitarian Christians . The subject latel y formed a part of a
conversation at which an intelligent lady () i the tonner persuasion was present , ami who was requested to peruse Pcnn ' s Sandy Foundation Shaken . " Aco as published by the " Unitaj ? an Society , " was presented to her ° r that purpose , which was afterwards ^ turned , accompanied by the followm letter , which I have permission to sen for insertion in the Monthly Repository , anii simll be R la ( l to see 8 a _ rat ) tOnl y ansvvere < i - I 1 * " * subject is tner an important one , both as reacts fair ami candid dealing , the
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cause of Christian Truth , and the re putation of William Penn , as its con sistent advocate . An Advocate * or Truth .
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Dear Friend , In compliance with thy request we have attentively r ' ead Win . Penn ' s € t Sandy Foundation Shaken ;* ' nevertheless , it has not shaken the foundation of that truth for which Win . Perm was both an able and a faithful advocate . Whatever constructions individuals may have put
upon that pamphlet , entirely opposite to Win . Penn ' s views and intentions , his subsequent declaration of his principles , and his public vindication of them in a work entitled , " Innocencv with her Open Face , " removes from him every possible imputation of holding Unitarian doctrine .
In Clarkson ' s Life of Wrn . Penn , Vol . I . p . 36 , there is a full account of the circumstances which caused this pamphlet to be written , the substance of which is this : two persons of the Presbyterian congregation in Spitalfields , went one day to the Meeting house of the Quakers ,
merely to learn what their religious doctrines were . It happened that they were converted there . This news being carried to Thomas Vincent , their pastor , it so stirred him up , that he not only used his influence to prevent the converts from attending there again , but he decried the doctrines of the Quakers as damnable .
This slander caused William Penn and George Whitehead , an eminent minister among the Quakers , to demand an opportunity to defend themselves publicly . This , with a good deal of demur , was granted , and the Presbyterian Meetinghouse fixed upon for the purpose . When
the time came , the Quakers presented themselves at the door , but Vincent , to secure a majority , had filled a great part of the Meeting-house with his own hearers , so that there was but little room for them . Penn and Whitehead , however , with a few others of the Society ,
pushed their way in ; they had scarcely done this , when they heard proclaimed aloud " that the Quakers held damnable doctrines / ' Immediately George
Whitehead shewed himself , and began to explain aloud what the principles of the Society really were ; but Vincent interrupted him , contending that it would be a better way of proceeding for himself to examine the Quakers as to their own
creed . Vincent , having carried his point , began by asking the Quakers whether they owned one Godhead , subsisting in three distinct and separate persons . Peiin- and Whitehead both asserted that
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fetter on the Unitarian Edition of Penn ' s " Sandy Foundation shaken . " 71
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Monthly Repository (1806-1838) and Unitarian Chronicle (1832-1833), May 2, 1822, page 271, in the Nineteenth-Century Serials Edition (2008; 2018) ncse.ac.uk/periodicals/mruc/issues/vm2-ncseproduct2512/page/15/
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